SOLUTION: Find two consecutive even integers such that 3 times the smaller integer is less then 10 and is equal to the larger integer.

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Question 347232: Find two consecutive even integers such that 3 times the smaller integer is less then 10 and is equal to the larger integer.
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Not possible.

Let represent the first of two consecutive even integers. Then is the second one.







But 1 is not even. Hence, no solution.

John

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